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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ray Charles
Performer
Natalie Cole
Performer
Randy Waldman
Performer
George Doering
Performer
Irv Kramer
Performer
Tom Fowler
Performer
Ray Brinker
Performer
Nick Grant
Performer
Amy Wickman-Guerra
Performer
Dennis Molchan
Performer
Todor Pelev
Performer
Kathleen Robertson
Performer
Alan Ellsworth
Performer
Igor Pandurski
Performer
Zheng wang
Performer
Xiao Niu He
Performer
Gerry Hilera
Performer
Edmund Stein
Performer
Paul Manaster
Performer
Reginald Clews
Performer
Sai Ly Acosta
Performer
Alicia Engley
Performer
Maria Newman
Performer
Ed Persi
Performer
Sam Formicola
Performer
Carolyn Riley
Performer
Steve Richards
Performer
Rudolph Stein
Performer
Yao Zhao
Performer
John Acosta
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Eddie Cooley
Composer
John Davenport
Composer
Randy Waldman
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Phil Ramone
Producer
Don Mizell
Producer
Ed Thacker
Engineer
Pete Karam
Engineer
Terry Howard
Engineer
Seth Presant
Engineer
Ken Desantis
Engineer
Andrew Felluss
Engineer
Bill Kaylor
Engineer
Al Schmitt
Mixing Engineer
Steve Genewick
Mixing Engineer
Doug Sax
Mastering Engineer
Robert Hadley
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Never knew how much I love you
Never knew how much I care
When you put your arms around me
I get a fever that's so hard to bear
[Verse 2]
You give me fever
When you kiss me
Fever when you hold me tight
Fever in the morning
Fever all through the night
[Verse 3]
Sun lights up the daytime
Moon lights up the night
I light up when you call my name
And you know I'm gonna treat you right
[Verse 4]
You give me fever
When you kiss me
Fever when you hold me tight
Fever in the morning
Oh, fever all through the night
[Verse 5]
Everybody's got the fever
That's just something that you should know
Fever isn't such a new thing
Fever started long ago
[Verse 6]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh
Tell 'em 'bout it
[Verse 7]
Romeo loved Juliet (Uh huh)
Juliet, she felt the same
When he put his arms around her
He said, "Julie, baby, you're my flame"
Thou giveth fever
(Fever, fever, fever, yeah) When we kisseth
Fever with that flaming youth
Oh, fever, I'm afire
Fever, yeah, I burn forsooth
[Verse 8]
Captain Smith and Pocahontas
Had a very mad affair
But when her Daddy tried to kill him
She said, "Daddy, Daddy, don't you dare
He gives me fever
With his kisses
Fever when he holds me tight
Fever, I'm his missus
Oh Daddy, won't you treat him right?"
[Verse 9]
Now you've heard our story (Oh, it's your story)
Here's the point that we have made (I'm listening)
Chicks were born to give you fever (That's right)
Be it Fahrenheit or Centigrade
[Verse 10]
They give you fever (Ooh)
When you kiss them
Fever if you live and learn
Fever (Fever)
'Till you sizzle (Fever)
What a lovely way to burn
[Verse 11]
Uh huh, what a lovely way to burn
I tell you, what a lovely way to burn (Ooh-ee, ooh-ee)
Alright now, what a lovely way to burn (Lovey dovey, lovey)
What a lovely way to burn
[Verse 12]
(You ain't right, Ray)
Written by: Eddie Cooley, John Davenport